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Public Attorney's Office vs. Office of the Ombudsman

PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND ATTY. TERENCIA S. ERNI-RIVERA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 197613 | 2017-11-22

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
The Case

This is a Petition for Certiorari[1] (Petition) filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court which seeks to annul the Resolution[2] (Assailed Resolution) dated September 1, 2010 and Order[3] (Assailed Order) dated November 30, 2010 issued by the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) in OMB: C-C-08-0419-I.

The Assailed Resolution and Order dismissed, for lack of probable cause, the separate criminal complaints (Criminal Complaints) filed against Atty. Terencia S. Erni-Rivera (Atty. Rivera) for violation of the following:
 
(i)
Section 7(b)(2) and (d)[4] of Republic Act No. (RA) 6713,[5] which...